Senior IT Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced IT Engineer to design, implement, and maintain the technology infrastructure that supports our organization. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in enterprise IT systems along with the technical fluency to support engineering and manufacturing environments. Experience within the FPGA or semiconductor industry is strongly preferred, as this role will work closely with hardware and design engineering teams whose workflows depend on specialized compute, licensing, and lab infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain servers, storage, networking, and virtualization infrastructure across corporate and engineering environments
• Administer and support enterprise systems including Active Directory, Windows/Linux servers, cloud platforms (Azure), and backup/disaster recovery solutions
• Partner with hardware and design engineering teams to support EDA/CAD tool environments, compute farms, and software license servers common in FPGA workflows
• Manage endpoint security, patching, and compliance across desktops, laptops, and lab equipment
• Troubleshoot and resolve escalated infrastructure, network, and system issues (Tier 2/3 support)
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement new technologies to improve reliability, performance, and scalability of IT systems
• Maintain network infrastructure including switches, routers, firewalls, and VPNs
• Support IT security initiatives, including vulnerability management, access controls, and incident response
• Document system configurations, standard operating procedures, and infrastructure architecture
• Participate in on-call rotation for critical infrastructure support
• Support onboarding/offboarding processes, hardware provisioning, and software license management

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in information technology, systems administration, or network engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server and Linux system administration
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, routing/switching)
• Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, or similar)
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Familiarity with scripting/automation (PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar)
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting IT infrastructure within the FPGA, ASIC, or broader semiconductor industry
• Experience supporting high-performance computing (HPC) clusters or engineering lab environments
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CompTIA Network+/Security+, CCNA, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator, VMware VCP)
• Experience with configuration management and infrastructure-as-code tools (Ansible, Terraform, etc.)
• Prior experience supporting manufacturing, R&D, or hardware engineering organizations